Printing Three-Dimensionally: Merging Printmaking and Sculpture

Presenter Information

Matthew J. Olson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 201

Start Date

21-4-2008 8:00 AM

End Date

21-4-2008 9:45 AM

Student's Major

Art

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

Erik Waterkotte

Mentor's Department

Art

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

The central idea of this project was to investigate the possibilities of two-dimensional compositions and discover how those elements reacted when introduced with the elements of three-dimensional sculpture. In my process, I attempted to fuse the separate aspects of screen-printing and sculpture in a successful merger that would be atheistically interesting and challenging to the viewer. Through my research, I incorporated the technical skills and knowledge that I received through my experience as a sculptor and combined them with my recently acquired abilities in the methods of printmaking. The significance of this project was to research and create art that demonstrates a creative activity similar to the interests and innovations of today's exhibiting artists. With this project, I look forward to sharing my research and exhibiting the works I've made through the incorporation of printmaking methods. The integration of printmaking has allowed more versatility in my sculptural content while enhancing the complexity of the work's visual perception. By developing this process of combining printmaking and sculpture, I have utilized a technique that has provided a stimulating venture into the innovations of my work as an artist, while fueling my aspirations of receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree and ultimately becoming a Professor of Art at the collegiate level.